Kot starejši inženir velik del vašega vpliva prihaja skozi vplivanje na odločitve in poganjanje sprememb — gradnjo soglasja, argumentacijo za ideje in pripeljanje ljudi s seboj. To zahteva več kot le biti tehnično prav; zahteva prepričevanje, komunikacijo in razumevanje ljudi.
Vpliv brez avtoritete
Senior engineers often lack formal authority but need to drive technical decisions:
→ INFLUENCE through expertise, trust, reasoning, and relationships (not commands)
→ being RIGHT isn't enough → you must PERSUADE and bring people along
→ "How do I get the team/org to adopt this / make this decision?"
→ influence is a key senior skill (impact through others, not just your own work).
